Safety clothesline bracket



Juiy 17,1923. J.- P. 'MUNFORD "SAFETY CLOTHESLINE BRAGKE? Filed May 171921 2 Sheets-Sheet l (19M u/v/ o HA? I WJQM 1i Jrroewsy July 17, 1923.1.462.241

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Patented July 17,1923.

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; Application filed Maya- 1 ,1921 Serial No. 470,345.

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ject of .{theinvention is the provision} of such a device of s mpleand;n pe v r onst tuee tion; which can be readily applied to .a; win

dow; or door frame, and, which 5 enables; the. clothes line to bebrought within the room,. for convenience .in placing-clothes; on; on;

removingthem from the; line, without. dan;

ger of the person or clothes ;-;falling, assome; times happens when it"is :necessary to reach out through the window or door opening.

Another object is; the ,provision-g of; such a bracket for supportingthe clothes line, and having novel means for holding the line when thebracket is swung out through the opening to the outside.

It is also the object of the invention to improve the device generallyin its construction and detail, to enhance the utility and efficiencythereof.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, which will be apparent asthe description proceeds, the invention resides in the construction andarrangement of parts hereinafter described and claimed, it beingunderstood that changes can be made within the scope of what is claimedwithout departing from the spirit of the invention.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, whereinFigure 1 is a side elevation of the device showing the bracket swunginto the room as when placing the clothes on or removing them from theline, the window frame or casing being shown in vertical section.

Fig. 2 is a horizontal section on the line 22 of Fig. 3 withthe bracketon the exterior of the building.

Fig. 3 is a side elevation showing the bracket on the exterior of thebuilding.

Fig. e is a fragmentary view-of the winandtbelowthe-,a-rm8 and brace,respee t l ian j ane e b -r tafi ng n th bea i s. Bars 10} refle ingmaple f m M es-$ 1 s c ed to nez i e iam Otth f W d wlame ga in 21 them: S of thea ashe .13; t fi b a'ek ts eal ebek swung under, thesashes, when, theyf'areg. w i Swa n i e. P je t; 11. rooms, The 1 shaft;a) collar 14,. en re s i -loves end; b low he evee M6 se tffl Q1.

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on the, lower ear bearings. I

In order to hold the bracket when swung into the room, a catch 15is'pivoted, as at 16, to said jamb of the window frame at the inner sideof the window, and has hook notches 17 to engage the arm 8 and hold thebracket in place. A similar catch 18 is pivoted to the jamb at theexterior of the window frame, to engage the arm 8 when the bracket isswung to the outside, as seen in Figs. 2 and 3, to-thereby hold thebracket in outstanding position and to prevent the accidental swingingthereof against the window pane.

The free end portion of the arm 8 has an eye 19 extending to one side,and a pulley 20 is carried by a hook member 21 to engage insaid eye. Theendless or movable clothes line 22 passes around the pulley 20 andaround another pulley 23 which is supported at a distance fromthebuilding by means of a pole 24 or other support, whereby the.

clothes line can be made to travel to and from the building.

In order to hold the clothes line when the bracket is swung on theexterior, a pair of links or retaining arms 25 is provided, each of themhaving a loop 26 at one end embrac- 11 receiving a retaining pin ormember 28" which can be readily inserted downwardly into the loops 28. 1

In using the device, after both sashes 13 are raised, and the catch 18disengaged from the arm 8, the bracket is swung lnwardly through thewindow opening into the room, and the catch 15 is engaged with the arm 8to hold the bracket in place. The pin'29 is now withdrawn from the links25, to release the clothes line 22. The clothes can then be readilypinned or pegged on the line, and

same to the outside. If it is desired to close the'win'dow, the two runsof the line 22 are moved between'the links 25 and the pin 29 inserted.The catch 15 can now be released from "the arm 8, thereby permitting thebracket to be swung outwardly, as seen in Figs. 2 and 3, the pin 29holding the line and preventing same from sagging appreciably The lowersash can now be lowered: for closing the window. After the clothes havedried, the window is again opened and and the pin 29, removed forpulling the clothes into the room andremoving them links 25 'by'the pin29, and the bracket swung to the outside and fastened by the catch'1 8.

By using the bracket on the interior of the building, there is no dangerof the operator slipping or falling, and the clothes can be convenientlyfastened on and removed window or otherwise using more or less exertion.

Fig. 6 shows a line holding member composed of one piece or strip ofmetal, having a vertical yoke 26 and the angularly extending terminalsor arms 25'. The arms 25 have apertures 28 to receive the line holdingmember 27 secured to the shaft.

Having thus describedthe invention, what I is claimed as new is the linemoved for carrying clothes 'Wlth" Aj clothes line bracket having avertical shaft, means forsupporting said shaft for turning movement, aclothes line pulley carried by the bracket, a pair of arms mountedloosely on said shaft to turnaround said shaft and adapted to receivethe clothes line between them, means on said shaft for supporting saidarms in the desired vertical position, said arms having apertures, and apin insertable in said apertures to retain the clothes line between saidarms behind said I "pin. the bracket swung into the room as'before,

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of I 'two subscribing witnesses. from the line. After,the-clothes are removed the line 22 isagain fastened between the v JOHNP. MUNFORD.

Witnesses: v

E[ENRY D. SCHULTZ,

CHRISTIAN HEL EsEN.

from the line-withoutreaching out of the

